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cruising altitude

A state of X (adult life for example) where no serious effort is urgent, or even needed anymore.
College kids talk about how they want a degree so they can shake things up and change the world, but like most people, deep down they just work towards a life at cruising altitude, and then that idealism fades just like yours or mine.

Once I've paid off my loans and can live life at a cruising altitude, I will at least consider having a child